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**Dave Sutton** · 21st March 2008, 23:33

Well said. Gloves-Off and Rant-On. We need more of it. The emporer has no clothes... it's OK to say it.

My read? There are way too many people diving rebreathers that don't belong on them. This is a sport where being a touch of a fascist works well: There are great masses of people who simply aren't smart enough, disciplined enough, or adaptable enough to take their lives in their own hands on a regular basis. When they get killed it's simply Darwin at work. It happens on open circuit... it happens faster on a rebreather. You and I have sat next to each other in a church burying one of our friends, and it sucks. I'm still pissed at him for dying. I look at his rig sitting here every day.... and it sobers me.

Now.... there's zip we can do about it, as long as a checkbook buys equipment. I'm sadly resigned to the fact that this will always be an issue, and that there's precious little we can do about it. The only 'solution' is the idiot-proof rebreather and *good luck* building one.

Dave

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Dave Sutton Living on Animal Farm Current Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss MK 15.X rEvo Other CCR Azimuth Home Build Other Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss rEvo Other CCR Azimuth Home Build Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Narragansett, Rhode Island and Hackettstown, New Jersey Posts: 2,602	Re: Taking Responsibility for Complacency – A short rant… Well said. Gloves-Off and Rant-On. We need more of it. The emporer has no clothes... it's OK to say it. My read? There are way too many people diving rebreathers that don't belong on them. This is a sport where being a touch of a fascist works well: There are great masses of people who simply aren't smart enough, disciplined enough, or adaptable enough to take their lives in their own hands on a regular basis. When they get killed it's simply Darwin at work. It happens on open circuit... it happens faster on a rebreather. You and I have sat next to each other in a church burying one of our friends, and it sucks. I'm still pissed at him for dying. I look at his rig sitting here every day.... and it sobers me. Now.... there's zip we can do about it, as long as a checkbook buys equipment. I'm sadly resigned to the fact that this will always be an issue, and that there's precious little we can do about it. The only 'solution' is the idiot-proof rebreather and good luck building one. Dave . __________________ . "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" Professional Small Boy: Never Successfully Cubicled. Last edited by Dave Sutton : 21st March 2008 at 23:38.
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